Finance & Accounting

Case Study

From 7-Day Backlog to 100% Reconciliation Compliance

Finance & Accounting BPO for a mid-sized client.

100%

Bank Reconciliation Compliance

72 hrs → <24 hrs

Vendor Payment SLA

0

Active Reconciliation Observations

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"Working with Amalga has been an absolute pleasure. Their positive attitude and contributions to the team have not gone unnoticed—both of us genuinely enjoy collaborating with Amalga and are grateful to have them as part of the team."

Head of Operations

Industry

Finance & Accounting / Consumer Technology

Company Size

Global consumer technology and wellness brand

Location

United States (operations in MX and international markets)

Services Used

Bank Reconciliation, Vendor Payment Processing, Transaction Categorization, Client Onboarding, Refund Processing

Team Deployed

5 agents

The Challenge

Reconciliation Backlog. Vendor Payment Delays. A Vendor With No Accounting Expertise.

The client's finance operation was running without the specialized accounting support it needed. Bank reconciliations had fallen 7 days behind, vendor payments were taking up to 72 hours to process, and the previous vendor lacked the accounting and finance industry knowledge required to close the gap. The knowledge deficit was not a performance problem, it was a structural one.

Without a team that understood reconciliation workflows, payment SLAs, and month-end close requirements, backlogs compounded, vendors escalated for non-payment, reconciliation observations accumulated and the finance team had no reliable visibility into the weekly payment queue or the state of domestic and international bank accounts.

7 days

Bank reconciliation backlog at the start of the engagement


72 hours

Vendor payment delays, above the required SLA threshold, triggering escalations

The Solution

A Specialized Finance Team With The Domain Expertise The Previous Vendor Lacked

Solution Steps

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Onboarding and First-Touch Invoice Management

Amalga became the first point of contact for new client onboarding and inbound invoice processing. Every invoice received was logged, categorized, and routed through a structured intake workflow, eliminating the untracked queue that had allowed payment delays to accumulate under the previous vendor.

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Multi-Market Bank Account Review

Amalga implemented a structured review of client bank accounts across Mexico and international markets. Domestic and cross-border transactions were reconciled on a consistent daily cadence, with automated alerts triggered if reconciliation fell more than two to three days behind preventing the 7-day backlog from recurring.

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Weekly Vendor Payment List and Approval Workflow

Amalga built and maintained a weekly vendor payment compilation delivered directly to the finance lead for review and approval. Every active vendor was captured, payment status was tracked, and the SLA for processing was set at under 24 hours, down from the 72-hour delays the operation had previously experienced.

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Transaction Categorization and Reconciliation Framework

Amalga deployed a structured transaction categorization and bank reconciliation framework tied to month-end close requirements. All transactions were categorized and reconciled before the start of each new month, achieving 100% compliance with no active observations. Refunds were flagged and processed no later than two weeks before month-end close.

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AI Implementation and Quality Standards

With core reconciliation and payment workflows stabilized, Amalga implemented AI-assisted tools to accelerate transaction processing and reduce manual handling time. Quality standards were reinforced through the adoption of writing/communication AI tools across all written client communications, closing the grammar and professionalism gap that had existed under the prior vendor.

Engagement Details

Service Model

BPO (Managed by Amalga)

Services

Bank Reconciliation, Vendor Payments, Transaction Categorization, Client Onboarding, Refund Processing

Markets

United States, Mexico, International

Language

Bilingual (EN/ES)

Reconciliation Cadence

Daily alerts triggered by Day 2-3 if behind

Payment SLA

Under 24 hours

Refund Deadline

Processed 2 weeks before month-end close

Tools

AI-assisted processing, AI-assisted writing, Client finance stack

The Results

0% Reconciliation Backlog. Vendor Payments Under 24 Hours. Zero Active Observations.

Before: 7-day backlog

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0% backlog

Bank Reconciliation

Before: Active Observations

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0 observations

Reconciliation Compliance

Up to 72 hours

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<24 hours

Vendor Payment SLA

No structured process

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2 weeks before close

Refund Processing Deadline

Knowledge gap (prev. vendor)

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Accounting-specialized team

Finance Domain Expertise

RESULTS TIMELINE


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Week 1-2 Team deployed; invoice intake and onboarding workflows live
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Month 1 Multi-market bank review cadence established; weekly payment list launched
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Month 2 7-day reconciliation backlog cleared; vendor payment SLA under 24 hours
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Month 3 100% month-end reconciliation compliance achieved; 0 active observations
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Ongoing Daily reconciliation, <24hr vendor payments, and refund deadlines sustained

*Results vary by engagement. This case study reflects one client's experience.

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"It has truly been a pleasure working alongside Amalga and witnessing their growth. Their professionalism and dedication stand out, and we have no doubt Amalga will continue to achieve great things. Wishing them all the best moving forward, we're always happy to support however we can."

Head of Operations

 

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